Current Events > In the USA is there currently a mass migration from all regions into the south?

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It seems like cities like Nashville, Atlanta, Dallas, Charlotte, Raleigh, all of Florida, ect. are growing very quickly in relation to the rest of the country.

Does it seem accurate to say that the country is mass moving to southern states?
If so, why do you think that is?

Probably more Immigration then people moving except maybe florida

Traditionally cheaper costs and probably to get away from "liberal" policies.

I hope so. Get all the crazies and contain them down in the South with the rest of them

Austin maybe, but the rest of the south seems to hate Austin

Mass migration from CA to TX

Yes.

Boomers, the largest generation other than Millennials, are basically all retired now.

People tend to move towards warmer climates upon their retirement.

It kinda makes sense.

Lmao no. There are some conservatives leaving liberal states because "muh rights" but there's no mass exodus like they keep trying to claim.

Likely the lower CoL is a huge factor.

No, who the hell wants to move to those states? Sure, they're cheap, but that comes with downsides too.

There's a mass migration of old people to Florida, but that's about it.

NoxObscuras posted...

Lmao no. There are some conservatives leaving liberal states because "muh rights" but there's no mass exodus like they keep trying to claim.

You live in the south? Youre pretty lucky, everywhere around me is growing like crazy, Ill be trying to find a new place in the next few years or so.

NoxObscuras posted...

Lmao no. There are some conservatives leaving liberal states because "muh rights" but there's no mass exodus like they keep trying to claim.

What's funny is the cities he listed as growing the fastest are the most liberal in the south

SocialistGamer posted...

Traditionally cheaper costs and probably to get away from "liberal" policies.

This. Whenever I visit the southern states i see people complaining that undesirables from California are moving in, raising the cost of living.

I moved from Jersey to Florida this month so yes.

gatorsPENSbucs posted...

You live in the south? Youre pretty lucky, everywhere around me is growing like crazy, Ill be trying to find a new place in the next few years or so.

No, the other way around. I live in Los Angeles and there's always some articles popping up talking about how people are abandoning California and New York in droves to go to states like Texas and Florida.

Axiom posted...

What's funny is the cities he listed as growing the fastest are the most liberal in the south

To be fair, he did include all of Florida, which has been very conservative under Desantis.

I know a lot of people who have been moving south because they pay less taxes

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I'm too lazy to look up the census data tbh. It's more amusing to ask CE.

Top 5 states last year were Florida, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Then Georgia. 7 of the top 10 most moved to are in the South.

5 states that lost the most people were Massachusetts, New Jersey, Illinois, New York, and California.

Dallas has been in the top 3 fastest growing cities in the country by big margin. Like someone else mentioned, they are mostly liberal cities.

I'm curious what an example of a healthy conservative city is then.

Japanties posted...

I'm curious what an example of a healthy conservative city is then.

Is there even one?

Japanties posted...

I'm curious what an example of a healthy conservative city is then.

The largest city (by population) with a Republican mayor is Jacksonville, FL. But Jacksonville is a bit misleading because it's a city the size of a county; it's the second largest city by area in the US. Next on the list is Fort Worth, TX.

But you can't judge a city's politics by the mayor alone.

I know people who have moved south recently but they are mostly boomers/retirees

I moved to Georgia from MA a few years ago, and I met many people down here that did the same.

CE is making it sound like politics is the main reason, but it's not. It's a much lower cost of living and better weather when compared to the Midwest. A middle class job in the south will go farther than a middle class job in MA.